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Bird Bath Quick Tips: Place near cover. Keep it shallow. Don’t use chemicals to clean. Heat it in the winter-time. Don’t leave cement or ceramic bird baths out in the winter, they’ll crack. Get the water moving.

Detailed Birdbath Tips:

• As with bird feeders, bird baths should be placed within 10-12 of a tree or shrub. Songbirds, being a prey species, feel more secure visiting a feeder or bath when they know that cover is nearby.
• Keep your birdbath shallow. Some baths are too deep (over 2 inches) and thus discourage birds, especially smaller ones, from using it. If your bath is too deep, try placing fist-sized rocks in it to give them a variety of depths to bathe in.
• Avoid using chemical solutions to clean your birdbath, as bleach and other cleaners can be unhealthy for the birds. At our store, you’ll find cleaning liquids made from completely organic enzymes, which are perfectly safe for your feathered friends.
• To prevent stains, sludge, mineral deposits, and other contaminants, use Care Free Enzymes Birdbath Protector.
• Adding a heating element to ensure an open water source for drinking and bathing in the winter-time may actually attract more birds than a feeder can. Heated baths are available at our store, as well as drop-in heating elements to place in any existing bird baths.

• Moving water attracts birds to a bath like seed attracts squirrels to a feeder. Using a Water Wiggler, dripper, or mister can add that movement birds love.
• Using water wigglers prevents mosquitoes (which can potentially carry West Nile!) from laying eggs in your bird bath. Mosquitoes require stagnant (still) water to lay.
• Misters are great for hummingbirds- some people will see the hummers fly through their sprinkler when watering their lawn! Misters work the best, however, as they enjoy the fine mist best. Having a mister spray onto foliage above a bird bath works best, as that’s how rain works in nature. If you position it correctly, the mist can then drip down from the leaves into the bath.
• Pond-like baths located near the ground will oftentimes draw in more birds than a pedestal can, as it is more natural to the birds. Ground fountains, small ponds, and plastic-lined ground baths are available at our store.